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rendzina

Geography; Physical geography

A thin soil developed on limestone or chalk bedrock.

Partially packed snow which lasts through at least one summer. The partial melting of the upper layer increases the density of the snow below. After a couple of decades of compaction and the addition ...

groundwater

Geography; Physical geography

The store of water that has moved by percolation into the lower layers of the soil or the bedrock.

rostow model of growth

Geography; Physical geography

After w.w. rostow who identified five stages of development in a national economy:

striations

Geography; Physical geography

Scratch marks or grooves found on a rock surface that has experienced glacial abrasion.

water table

Geography; Physical geography

the level at which the groundwater pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure. It may be conveniently visualized as the 'surface' of the groundwater in a given vicinity.

expanded town

Geography; Physical geography

A town deliberately tagged for expansion to try and alleviate population pressure on a nearby, larger urban area. Large urban centres naturally attract more than their air share-of immigrants and ...